| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1169 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHOVIS. |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | 2615H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection547.370,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | postconvictionrelief. |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section547.370,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection547.370,toreadasfollows: |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | 547.370.1.Whenamotionisfiledasprovidedinsection547.360tosetasidea |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | 2sentenceofdeath,thecourtshallfindontherecordwhetherthemovantisindigent.Ifthe |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | 3movantisindigent,thecourtshallcausetobeappointedtwocounseltorepresentthemovant. |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | 4Ifmovantseekstorejecttheappointmentofcounsel,thecourtshallfindontherecord,aftera |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | 5hearing,ifnecessary,whetherthemovantisabletocompetentlydecidewhethertoacceptor |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | 6rejecttheappointmentandwhetherthemovantrejectedtheofferwiththeunderstandingofits |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | 7legalconsequences.Unlessthemovantissocompetentandunderstandsthelegal |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | 8consequences,movantshallnotbepermittedtorejecttheappointmentofcounsel. |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.AllcounselappointedasprovidedinthissectionshallbemembersofTheMissouri |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | 10BarorshallbeadmittedtopracticeintheparticularcaseasprovidedinMissourisupreme |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | 11courtrule9.Atleastoneofthecounselshallmeetthefollowingqualifications: |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | 12 (1)Haveattendedandsuccessfullycompletedwithintwoyearsimmediately |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | 13precedingtheappointmentatleasttwelvehoursoftrainingoreducationalprogramsonthe |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | 14postconvictionphaseofacriminalcaseandfederalandstateaspectsofcasesinwhichthe |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | 15deathpenaltyissought;and |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | 16 (2)Haveatleastthreeyearslitigationexperienceinthefieldofcriminallaw;and |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (3)Haveparticipatedascounselorco-counseltofinaljudgmentinatleastfive |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | 18postconvictionmotionsinvolvingclassAfeloniesineitherstateorfederaltrialcourts;and |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | 19 (4)Haveparticipatedineitherstateorfederalcourtascounselorco-counseltofinal |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | 20judgmentinatleast: |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | 21 (a)Threefelonyjurytrials;or |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | 22 (b)Fivedirectcriminalappealsinfelonycases. |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | 23 |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | 24Counselshallcertifytothestatepublicdefenderinsuchformasthedefendermayrequirethat |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | 25counselmeetsthequalificationsofthissectionpriortofilingcounsel'sentryofappearancein |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | 26thecase. |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | 27 3.Counselappointedtorepresentthemovantshallnothaverepresentedthemovant |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | 28attrialoronthedirectappealtherefrom. |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | 29 4.Astoanycounselappointedasprovidedinthissection,thestatepublicdefender |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | 30shallprovidecounselwithreasonablecompensationandshallprovidereasonableand |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | 31necessarylitigationexpenses. |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | 32 5.ThissectionshallapplytoanymotionsunderMissourisupremecourtrules |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | 3324.035and29.15filedbyamovantchallengingasentenceofdeath. |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | 34 6.Thestateshallcomplywithanyadditionalrequirementsunder28U.S.C |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | 35Sections2261and2265and28CFRSection26.22thatarenotspecificallycontainedin |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | 36thissection. |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | âś” |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | HB1169 2 |
|---|